PRO A12-9830B vs FX-7500

Primary details

Comparing FX-7500 and PRO A12-9830B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1815	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Kaveri	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price	$267	no data

Detailed specifications

FX-7500 and PRO A12-9830B basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB	2048 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	245 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	2410 Million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on FX-7500 and PRO A12-9830B compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Socket	FP3	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	25-45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-7500 and PRO A12-9830B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller	Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8
AES-NI	+	1
FMA	+	FMA4
AVX	+	AVX
FRTC	1	1
FreeSync	no data	1
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	+	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
Out-of-band client management	+	+
VirusProtect	+	+
RAID	no data	+
HSA	1	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-7500 and PRO A12-9830B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	1
IOMMU 2.0	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-7500 and PRO A12-9830B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3, DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	6	8
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	1	1
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-7500 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-7500 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	1	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-7500 and PRO A12-9830B.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 June 2014	1 June 2016
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	25 Watt

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